Legacy of Rust

[Intro]
[Verse]
Steel boots on the ice
Cold wind is the price
Black coffee and vice
Rolling the loaded dice
Three a.m. on the rail
Heart beat like a nail
Watching the metal fail
Lost in a frozen gale
[Pre-Chorus]
The gears are grinding slow
I’ve got nowhere to go
The shadows start to grow
More than you’ll ever know
[Chorus]
I’m the ghost of the grain
Singing through the rain
Washing off the stain
Of a third-generation pain
Yeah, the silos are tall
Waiting for the fall
I can hear the call
Of the writing on the wall
[Post-Chorus]
It’s all coming down
In this hollow town
[Verse]
Grandpa built these walls
He walked these empty halls
Now the silence calls
As the heavy hammer falls
Dad gave them his back
Walking on the track
Now the sky turns black
Everything starts to crack
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m the last one left
Of a life bereft
Feeling every theft
In this iron cleft
[Chorus]
I’m the ghost of the grain
Singing through the rain
Washing off the stain
Of a third-generation pain
Yeah, the silos are tall
Waiting for the fall
I can hear the call
Of the writing on the wall
[Bridge]
One more walk to the car
Walking under a star
Wondering where we are
Counting every scar
Is there life outside the gate?
Is it already too late?
I’m wrestling with my fate
Underneath the heavy weight
[Solo]
[Chorus]
I’m the ghost of the grain
Singing through the rain
Washing off the stain
Of a third-generation pain
Yeah, the silos are tall
Waiting for the fall
I can hear the call
Of the writing on the wall
[Post-Chorus]
The parking lot is bare
Frozen morning air
Nothing left to share
But I’m still standing there
Yeah, I’m still standing there
I’m still standing there
[Outro]